Water main break in Daegu's Bongdeok-dong cuts or clouds supply for 13,700 households
In short
A water pipe broke in Bongdeok-dong, in Nam-gu, Daegu, at about midnight on 23 October. About 13,700 households in Bongdeok-dong and parts of Daemyeong-dong lost water or got cloudy water. Newsis reported repairs finished at 07:41, and the cause is under investigation.
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A water pipe broke in Bongdeok-dong, in the Nam-gu district of Daegu, at about midnight on 23 October, Yonhap, Seoul Shinmun and Newsis reported. Newsis, citing Nam-gu, put the time at 00:02. The break left residents in Bongdeok-dong and parts of Daemyeong-dong without water or with cloudy water. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
A Nam-gu official told Yonhap that about 13,700 households were affected. Seoul Shinmun carried the same figure and the same quote. [ 1 , 2 ]
Newsis gave a more detailed list of the areas. According to Nam-gu, water did not come out or ran cloudy across all of Bongdeok 2-dong and 3-dong, and in parts of Bongdeok 1-dong and Daemyeong 2-dong and 5-dong. [ 3 ]
Yonhap, publishing at 06:31, said the Daegu Waterworks Headquarters was carrying out repair work. The Nam-gu official said water was expected to be supplied normally after 08:30 and that the cause of the accident was being investigated. Seoul Shinmun, at 07:04, repeated this account. [ 1 , 2 ]
Newsis, publishing at 08:01, reported that Nam-gu sent a safety text message at about 05:27 telling residents about the water cut and the possibility of cloudy water, and asking them to prepare. It said repair work was completed at about 07:41. Nam-gu said supply was back to normal but advised residents that cloudy water might still come out. [ 3 ]
Seoul Shinmun also noted an earlier incident. On 15 September, at about 18:00, a water pipe buried in a road near Bongdeok Elementary School in Bongdeok-dong broke and was repaired in about three hours. That break cut supply for a time to 30 homes. [ 2 ]
Why it matters
The break disrupted household water supply across several neighbourhoods of Daegu overnight and into the morning. Outlets report the disruption as short-lived, though residents were told cloudy water could still appear after supply resumed.
Key facts
- A water pipe broke in Bongdeok-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, at about midnight on 23 October; Newsis, citing Nam-gu, gave the time as 00:02. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- A Nam-gu official said about 13,700 households were affected. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Supply was cut or the water ran cloudy in Bongdeok-dong and parts of Daemyeong-dong. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Newsis reported that repair work was completed at about 07:41 and supply had returned to normal, though cloudy water might still come out. [ 3 ]
- A Nam-gu official said the cause is under investigation. [ 1 , 2 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- A water pipe broke in Bongdeok-dong, Nam-gu, Daegu, at about midnight on 23 October. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- About 13,700 households were affected by a loss of water or cloudy water, according to a Nam-gu official. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Daegu's Waterworks Headquarters carried out the repair work, according to Yonhap and Seoul Shinmun. [ 1 , 2 ]
Still unclear
- The cause of the pipe break A Nam-gu official said the cause is under investigation, and no document gives one.
- When cloudy water will stop Newsis said supply was normal again but cloudy water could still appear; no document says how long that may last.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- The pipe broke in Bongdeok-dong, according to Nam-gu as cited by Newsis. [ 3 ]
- Nam-gu sent a safety text message warning residents of the water cut and possible cloudy water. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap reported that repair work was under way. [ 1 ]
- Newsis reported that repair work was completed. [ 3 ]
- A Nam-gu official expected normal supply after this time, as reported by Yonhap and Seoul Shinmun. [ 1 , 2 ]